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Toronto-Dominion is set to issue its first legally compliant covered bond next week after announcing the prospective deal on Wednesday.

Grupo Hospitalario Quirón, the Spanish private hospital operator, has launched a €2.15bn loan to back its merger with rival chain Idcsalud, owned by CVC.

Taiwanese cable television operator China Network Systems (CNS) has mandated a group of eight banks for a NT$48bn ($1.6bn) seven year loan that features three tranches.

Materis, the French construction chemicals and materials producer, has launched two refinancing loans totalling €585m for its admixtures and decorative paint businesses.

Independent investment firm iCON Infrastructure has closed a Nkr735m ($118m) five year loan to part-finance its acquisition of the Norwegian district heating operations of Finnish energy company Fortum.

Royal Mail Group, the UK national postal service that was controversially privatised last year, finished the roadshow on Tuesday this week for its first bond issue.

Paper and packaging company Mondi has signed a deal to extend the maturity of a €750m revolving credit facility from 2016 to 2019.

Générale de Santé, the French private healthcare group, has announced price guidance and covenant terms on the €1.75bn of loans backing its takeover by Ramsay Santé.

Future Land Holdings is out in the market with a new dollar bond less than a week after fellow high yield real estate company, Times Property Holdings, completed a dollar offering. Bankers hope that appetite for junk-rated property names is returning.

Lai Sun Garment (International) is hitting the road this week for its inaugural offshore renminbi bond. The Hong Kong company is looking to venture into a market that has already generated a record volume of deals.

French ingredients company Naturex signed €320m of loan agreements on Thursday, part of which will be used to finance its acquisition of US company Vegetable Juices.

Scentre, the new Australian listed property company that holds the Westfield Group’s Australian and New Zealand shopping centres, issued its first bonds on Tuesday, and turned to the European market. Despite a weak day, it exceeded its target of €2bn, finding strong demand for a rare four tranche issue in euros and sterling.